The in is the largest on the African continent. As of 2014, Nigeria's petroleum industry contributes about 14% to its economy. Therefore, though the petroleum sector is important, as government revenues and foreign exchange still heavily rely on this sector, it remains in fact a small part of the country's overall diversified economy.

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An independent initiative to monitor the Oil & Gas industry of Nigeria promoting transparency and accountability in decision making and investment. The history of oil exploration in Nigeria dates back to 1907 when Nigerian Bitumen Corporation conducted exploratory work in the country; however, the firm left the country at the onset of World War I. Thereafter, licenses were given to D'Arcy Exploration Company and Whitehall Petroleum. Free Download Fences Full Version. However, neither company found. Here you can find information about the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) concession map services. Sani Hassan for purchase of Map – hassan.s.i@dpr.gov.ng. Concessions & Leases. CONCESSIONS & LEASES MAP OF MARGINAL FIELDS LIST OF AWARDED MARGINAL FIELDS.

Crude oil from the delta basin comes in two types: light, and comparatively heavy – the lighter around 36 gravity and the heavier, 20–25 gravity. Both types are paraffinic and low in sulfur.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History of oil exploration [ ] The history of oil exploration in Nigeria dates back to 1907 when Nigerian Bitumen Corporation conducted exploratory work in the country; however, the firm left the country at the onset of World War I. Thereafter, licenses were given to and Whitehall Petroleum. However, neither company found oil of commercial value and they returned their licenses in 1923. A new license covering 920,000 square kilometres (357,000 square miles) was given to a new firm called Shell D'arcy Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. The new firm was a consortium of and (then known as ). The company began exploratory work in 1937. The consortium was granted license to explore oil all over the territory of Nigeria but in 1951 and then between 1955 and 1957, the acreage allotted to the company in the original license was reduced.